The 1997 edition of the Singapore League Cup was a football tournament involving the teams in the

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. It was renamed the

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in 1998. The

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launched in 2007 is a different competition. This first edition of the competition would feature nine teams drawn into three groups of three teams, playing on a home and away basis. The group winners and best runner-up would qualify for the semi-finals.

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would win the championship defeating

Geylang United Geylang International Football Club is a professional football club based in Bedok, Singapore, which plays in the Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. The club was founded in 1973 with the purpose of building a s ...

1:0 in the final.

Teams

* Balestier Central *

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* Sembawang Rangers * Singapore Armed Forces FC (SAFFC) *

Tampines Rovers Tampines Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of Singapore football league system. Founded in 1945, the club have won the national league ...

Tiong Bahru United Tanjong Pagar United Football Club is a professional association football, football club that competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. The club took part in S.League from 1996 to 2004, and from 2011 t ...

Woodlands Wellington Woodlands Wellington Football Club is an inactive professional association football, football club which played in the S.League, the top division of football in Singapore. They are based in Woodlands, Singapore, Woodlands at the 4,300 seater Woo ...

Group stage

Group 1

6 Julbr> Balestier Central 3–1 Home United
0 Julbr> Home United 1–2 Singapore Armed Forces
Augbr> Singapore Armed Forces 1–0 Balestier Central
Augbr> Home United 5–4 Balestier Central
0 Augbr> Singapore Armed Forces 2–1 Home United
3 Augbr> Balestier Central 2–3 Singapore Armed Forces

Group 2

6 Jul
Jurong 3–1 Woodlands Wellington
0 Julbr> Geylang United 2–1 Jurong
Augbr> Woodlands Wellington 0–0 Geylang United
Augbr> Woodlands Wellington 3–1 Jurong
0 Augbr> Jurong 1–3 Geylang United
3 Augbr> Geylang United 3–0 Woodlands Wellington

Group 3

ul 26
Tiong Bahru United 3–1 Tampines Rovers
ul 30br> Tampines Rovers 3–1 Sembawang Rangers
ug 2br> Sembawang Rangers 0–3 Tiong Bahru United
ug 6br> Tampines Rovers 2–0 Tiong Bahru United
ug 10br> Sembawang Rangers 0–3 Tampines Rovers
ug 13br> Tiong Bahru United 0–0 Sembawang Rangers

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

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Final

External links

Official S.League website

Football Association of Singapore website
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